Lexical Summary dysphēmia: to use evil words, to speak ill of Original Word: δυσφημίαTransliteration: dysphēmia Phonetic Spelling: (doos-fay-mee'-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: to use evil words, to speak ill of Meaning: to use evil words, to speak ill of Strong's Concordance evil report. From a compound of dus- and pheme; defamation -- evil report. see GREEK dus- see GREEK pheme Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1426: δυσφημίαδυσφημία, δυσφημίας, ἡ, both the condition of a δύσφημος, i. e. of one who is defamed, viz. ill-repute, and the action of one who uses opprobrious language, viz. defamation, reproach: διά δυσφημίας καί εὐφημίας (A. V. by evil report and good report), 2 Corinthians 6:8. (1 Macc. 7:38; 3Macc. 2:26. Dionysius II. 6, 48; Plutarch, de gen. Socrates § 18, p. 587f.) |
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